, 1887-12-29
WIND And SNOW.
The Cold Wave Strikes Lightly at
Many Points.
Wyoming and Colorado Fortunate
and StOckmen Happy.
Iowa Drummers Parade With Fans
and Linen busters.
Showing and Blowing.

thermometer registered one above.
a cold wave and a blizzard ale reported
from points northwest, west and south of
Chicago. Trains are delayed from one to
five hours. Minneapolis reports the mer-
curry this morning at lac below, and Du-
luth at 250 below. At Brainard yesterday
it was 300 below. There is a blizzard rag
ing at Lacrosse, Wis, with the thermom-
etcr at IL below last night. 1t is expect
ed that by tomorrow the Mississippi
river will be frozen so solidly that foot pas
sengers can cross on the ice.
At Oshkosh, Wis, there was q drop of
over 20o, and at daylight this morning
the mercury registered 60 below. At
Bloomington. ILL.,. it was l0o below.
At Milwaukee. trains on all roads were
from one to five hours late tits morning
in consequence of the blizzard which ragged
in that section throughout tire night.
Snow fell to u depth of five and one-half
inches and driited badly. The highest
velocity of the wind was thirtv-six miles
au hour. The temperature at daybrcak
was % below, and at noon the mercury
recorded A. below. The zero line runs
from Lake Superior south to Milwaukee
and southwest to Southern Wisconsin.
Colder weather is predicted by the local
SlEldl OlltGI- ~ WIN SuON SlOIul Is rag
ing on the upper Michigan peninsula to-.
day, and train blockadcs will be the re-
suit.
DUBUQUE, Dec. 2S.-The temperature
is 100 below this morning. Trains are
late in all directions, and the passenger
train on the Illinois Central from the west
due at $50 last night arrived this morn
ing. No trains are running between
Waterloo and Sioux City. Trains on the
Milwaukee 4 st. Paul railroad from west
of McGregor are arriving six hours be
hind. Trains on the two river roads are
running, though behind time.
SHEBOYGAN, Mich, Dec. 2S.-A ter
rible storm is sweeping over this portion
of the state, delaying trains, blocking
highways and impeding travel.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Dec. 2S.-The mer-
curry here this morning is l0o below, II
drop of 20o since yesterday evening.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec. 28.-Thc mercury
stood at l3o below this morning. Not
much snow has fallen, and no railroad
disasters are reported.
DENVER, Dec. 2S.-The blizzard that
has spread out over the Middle states
passed over Colorado Tuesday night with
but little force, the mercury not going be
low zero. Very little snow fell as far
East as the Kansas line. Colorado roads
are making schedule time. StOckmen re.
port their herds doing nicely, with pros
poets of smaller loss than for several
years past, the grass being unusually good
for this season Of the year.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2S.-Anothcr sharp
change in weather has saken place here.
From > p. m. to 9 O'Clock last night the
mercury dropped l90, with nurries of
snow and the wind blowing %thirty-tour
miles per hour. Early this morning the
thermometer marked zero, with a nipping
and quiet atmosphere. Since then the
mercury has risen to l40, and the day has
been bright and pleasant.
BURLINGTON, la Dec. 2S.-Last night
was the coolest OF the season. The Their
mometer this morning registered Ice be
low zero. Passenger trains on the b., G..
r. 4 N. railway were sixteen hours late
and freight trains were abandoned. On
the G. B. Il Q. passenge: trains from the
West were all late and many freights
laid out.
OMAHA, Dec 2S-Tucsday's blizzard
started in Manitoba On Saturday and
Christmas, and bowling through Mon
tana, Dakota and the western territories,
struck Omaha on Monday night with a
velocity of t~hirty-two miles Ler hour and
a temperature of l40 below zero, while
Bismarck and Fort Bulord registered 800
below. 1t had little effect on railroad
cratic, the Burlington Il Missouri report
ing one freight train showed under on
the Schuyler branch, bit all trains on
time along the main line. Ga the Union
Pacific the greatest delay reported was
three hours on the eastbound flyer, all
other trains picking up lost time after the
storm abated. To day all agents west of
Omaha report the weather cold and calm,
with everything on time. Trains arrived
late from Chicago, and will delay to days
westbound flyers forty minutes starting,
but will pick up time. The signal service
is down between Omaha and Deadwood
and Omaha and Valentine, Neb. All
others are working satisfactorily. At the
hotels here a number of guests ~re-engaged
rooms rather than face the storm on rail
road trains leaving to day.
PITTsBUBG, Dec. 2S.-Thc blizzard
struck here this evening, and the mercury
dropped 800 in a few hours. Al 10 o'clock
to night it was l0' above zero and still
falling.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 2S, -Among
the below reports in to nights weather
bulletin were the following: st, Paul 10o,
Huron, OAK, 2Oo, Moorehead, MINI,
260, st. Vincent, MINI $40, Fort Totten
2G0, Fort Gary 400, Minnedosa SO, Bis
marck 22o, Swift Current, n. w. r.. l2o.